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chała

//ˈxa.wa/ | /ˈxa.wa/ | /ˈxa.wa//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    challah (traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov)
  2. 2.
    colloquialderogatorydreck, dross, rubbish (something worthless or of poor quality, especially literature, movies, theatre, etc.)
  3. 3.
    dialectalovergarment or dress
  4. 4.
    dialectalrags (substandard clothing)
  5. 5.
    ala (female mythological creature recorded in the folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians, and Serbs; a demon of bad weather whose main purpose is to lead hail-producing thunderclouds in the direction of fields, vineyards, or orchards to destroy the crops, or loot and take them away)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • chałowaty
Related words (1)
  • chałowato

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חלה (khale).

Forms

  • chałkadiminutive
Nominative
Singular
chała
Plural
chały
Genitive
Singular
chały
Plural
chał
Dative
Singular
chale
Plural
chałom
Accusative
Singular
chałę
Plural
chały
Instrumental
Singular
chałą
Plural
chałami
Locative
Singular
chale
Plural
chałach
Vocative
Singular
chało
Plural
chały

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